Historical Marker
Tuyere Arch
Historical marker location:
East Canaan, Connecticut
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Lower Road and Furnace Hill Road, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2002
Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument.
The first recorded submarine attack in history occurred in Connecticut during the American Revolution. On September 6, 1776, the American submarine Turtle attempted to attach a bomb to a British ship in New York Harbor, but the mission was ultimately unsuccessful.